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Sept 1949- L. o. GORDON 2,48L740 CLIP Filed Aug. 14, 1946 Inventor LEUNHD E ugsum Patented Sept. 13, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CLIP Leonard 0. Gordon, Bremerton, Wash.

Application August 14, 1946, Serial N0. 690,418

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in clips, more specifically, in clips such as are commonly employed for the attachment of pencils, pens and other instruments to articles of clothing, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of the character herein described, which will firmly and securely retain the pencil, and the like, on the clothing, thereby preventing undue loss of the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a clip which, notwithstanding its secure retaining characteristics, may be readily detached from the clothing, when so desired.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a clip which may be universally applied to all sizes and types of pencils, pens and the like.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a clip which is simple in construction, pleasing in appearance, and which will readily lend itself to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects in view, and such other objects as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention, showing the same in its secure position.

Figure 2 is a further side elevation, similar to that shown in Figure l, and showing the invention in readiness for removal from the clothing.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the invention, and

Figure 4 is an underside view of the same.

Like characters of reference are used to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the invention consists of a clip designated generally by the reference character In, the same embodying in its construction a resilient limb H, such as may be of more or less conventional design, and provided at one end thereof with an enlarged portion l2, as will be clearly apparent from the accompanying drawings.

The portion 12 is provided with a plurality of detents l3, whereby the clip, as a whole, may be rigidly secured to the pen or pencil, or the like, I. It should be understood that this pencil, etc.,

2 constitutes no component part of the present invention, and is illustrated in phantom lines only.

By the same token, the detents l3 may assume any desired form, such as that of clamps, clamping bands, rivets, or the like, any of which are well-known in the art.

The remaining end of the limb I l is formed to provide a further detent [5, this being adapted to secure one end of a leaf spring 16 to the limb, as will be readily understood.

It will be noted that the spring I6 is of an arcuate configuration and that it is juxtaposed with the limb I l in a normally divergent relationship, as is best shown in Figure 1.

The free end of the spring I6 is formed with a plurality of retaining teeth ll, the purpose thereof being hereinafter more fully explained.

A slide 18, consisting of a strip of suitable material angulated to form a flat, endless band, is slidably positioned on the limb l I and engages the spring It.

When the invention is placed in use, the clip as shown in the accompanying Figure 2, may be readily applied, together with the associated pencil 14, to an article of clothing in the conventional manner. Thereupon, the slide I8 is moved in the direction of the arrow 19 to the position illustrated in Figure 1, during which action the spring It will be urged by its resiliency toward the pencil, that is, toward the clothing material between the pencil and the limb II. Simultaneously, the teeth I! will engage the clothing, so that accidental or unintentional removal of the pencil will be prevented.

When it is desired to remove the pencil, it is only necessary to move the slide l8 to its original position as shown in Figure 2, so that the spring 16 will be drawn toward the limb II as shown. Thereupon the clip and the associated pencil may, of course, be removed in the conventional manner.

It will be noted that the detent l5 and the enlarged. portion 82 of the limb will function as effective stops for restricting the movement of the slide I8.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly understood from the foregoing disclosure, and accordingly, further description thereof at this point is considered unnecessary. 0

I claim as my invention:

In a clip for fastening pens, pencils, and the like, to supporting material, a resilient limb having one end provided with a head secured to the article to be fastened and equipped at its remaining end with a detent frictionally engageable with said material, an arcuate leaf spring secured at one end thereof to said detent and extending in the direction of said head, said spring having a free end provided with a set of gripping teeth normally engaging said material, and a slidable band extending around said limb and said spring, sliding of said band disengaging said teeth from said material; c 1 V o T LEONARD 0.- GORDON.

4 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Gordon Dec. 1, 19 31 

